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Power to the attackers; Charmig rules Le Puy-en-Velay
After Alex Baudin (EF Education-EasyPost) in Saint-Ismier, day 2 of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026 also favoured a solo attacker. This time, Anthon Charmig (Uno-X Mobility) proved to be the strongest rider from the breakaway after a long and demanding stage from Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux (234.3 km, 3,685 m of elevation). Part of a 10-man group, the Danish puncheur distanced...
Braz Afonso: "I took a chance"
“It’s brilliant, when I think about this season, where I’ve come from and the fact that this is only my second year on the World Tour; but there’s also a bit of disappointment that the race didn’t unfold quite as I’d hoped. I took a chance by breaking away with Baptiste Veistroffer to try and get a head start, hoping that the riders behind...
Alex Baudin: "Everything was under control!"
"I enjoyed it, but it was quite a struggle today! It was a long ride, and everyone was pretty knackered. But it was really brilliant to see the whole team working to maintain the gap to the breakaway… impressive.
As for the breakaway’s composition, we were quite lucky and the biggest threat in the general classification was still quite far back. Everything...
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